Re: Foreign Whisky of the Month - 02/2014: ..... ?

At this point I'd like to see Glendronach get its own full month, since it feels like the hive took this month off. If Irish is to be the theme it comes down to a choice of just a few big distilleries owned by the giants, at least for now while some of the new distilleries get aged stocks. Beam has the Cooley and Kilbeggan distilleries making the following brands - Connemara, Michael Collins, Tyrconnell, Kilbeggan, Greenore. Diageo has Old Bushmills making all the Bushmills variations. Period Richard has New Middleton distillery making the following brands - Red Breast, Jameson, Power, Paddy and Greenspot among others.

My vote is for Beam since I'm hosting an Irish Whisky Dinner in March and I'll have fresh samples across the Beam portfolio. Period Ricard would be my second choice since I really like RB12.

Foreign Whisky of the Month - 02/2014: ..... ?

I think we are taking February off, Irish for March, & Glendronach for April (pinged VoL on this). Speaking of Glendronach, Mongo put out a great article about their single casks may not exactly mean what we think it means - it's a fascinating read:

Re: Foreign Whisky of the Month - 02/2014: ..... ?

Originally Posted by ChainWhip

I think we are taking February off, Irish for March, & Glendronach for April (pinged VoL on this). Speaking of Glendronach, Mongo put out a great article about their single casks may not exactly mean what we think it means - it's a fascinating read:

Given the reputation Glendronach has for quality products, it is really disappointing to see this from them. I was disappointed when I watched the Ralfy review Mongo cited, and now I'm even more disappointed. Guess I'll be sticking to the core expressions . . .

Re: Foreign Whisky of the Month - 02/2014: ..... ?

Originally Posted by garbanzobean

Given the reputation Glendronach has for quality products, it is really disappointing to see this from them. I was disappointed when I watched the Ralfy review Mongo cited, and now I'm even more disappointed. Guess I'll be sticking to the core expressions . . .

I don't think it's a negative thing per se - it's just worth bearing in mind when looking at their single cask bottlings. I've had a few bottles that were from a re-racked regime and they were excellent IMO.